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Yalegūng deih
Definition
Construction site; a place where engineering or building work is underway.
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How it's used
While 工地 is understood in Hong Kong, it is primarily a term used in written Chinese or within formal industry contexts. In daily spoken Cantonese, locals almost exclusively use 地盤 to refer to a construction site. Using 工地 in casual conversation can sound slightly stiff or like a direct translation from Mandarin.
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That construction site is huge, there are always many vehicles going in and out.
Do you know where there is a new construction site starting work nearby?
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Common mistake
Learners often use 工地 because it appears in textbooks, but it will sound unnatural to a native speaker who expects the word 地盤 in almost every everyday scenario.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
